View Full Version : My baby cuttlefish is letting its food go!


Panzz
Nov 8th, 2004, 02:01am
hello anyone can tell me wat to do on trying to let my cuttlefish eat the food and not letting it go? pls reply to me anyone who has a answer to this. thank you.

joel_ang
Nov 8th, 2004, 05:25am
Well firstly :welcome: to TONMO.com.

I would really like to know where you got the cuttle :D , they're really hard to find now...

As to the problem, what do you feed your cuttle, it could be something it just doesn't like. I used to feed mine pieces of cod but it didn't really like it, after awhile it would just grab the fish and spit it out without taking a bite.

Btw- got any pics you coculd share?

Panzz
Nov 8th, 2004, 05:35am
thanks for you reply, I got my cuttlefish from a marine aquarium in ginza plaza. I feed my cuttle small shrimps and it would hunt it down grab it and realease it later on . I don't really noe why is it doing this so could you try giving me some answers to this problem? thanks

cthulhu77
Nov 8th, 2004, 06:55am
Welcome to Tonmo!
Perhaps the food items are a little too big? Or as Joel states, it probably wants something else...good luck!
greg

Colin
Nov 9th, 2004, 04:33am
i often had a cuttle catch food when it wasnt hungry only to spit it out later... maybe its stuffed?

Panzz
Nov 9th, 2004, 08:20am
it may be this but it has not been eating for bout a day already. but anyway thanks as next time when my cuttle is not eating it could have proberly eaten too much. :D

oscar
Nov 11th, 2004, 07:50am
one day isnt long - some people only feed every two days - i wouldnt worry

Andy Lister
Nov 11th, 2004, 08:57am
can you feed them every two days?

I'm feeding about 5 times a day and they take it all down, they float a lot if they are hungry, if your cuttle is sat on the bottom them he is probably fine. If floating at the top then he is a bit peckish!

~Andy

oscar
Nov 12th, 2004, 04:59am
i would reccomend feeding once or more a day but i was just saying that you dont have to

unless...do you have more than one cuttle - in that case keep feeding several times daily!!!

feed often but dont worry if it wont eat for a day or two - check water or do a partial change if you feel you need to